In 1970, lawyer and drag racer Al Eckstrand put together a Lawman Racing Team, consisting of two 780hp Boss 429 Mustang drag cars

and six 428 Cobra Jet Mach 1s, to tour U.S. military facilities around the world. It was during the Vietnam War, and servicemen were happy to see some of the musclecars from back home.

Two Lawman Boss 429s were built, one for Eckstrand demonstrations in Southeast Asia and the other for use as a show car in Europe.

The first car was destroyed at sea when an 8-ton ship container fell on it
(possibly the USS Coral Sea, ID 43).

So, Eckstrand hastily finished the second car, which was flown by Air Force transport to the south Pacific.

Over the next three years, the Lawman United States Performance Team performed demonstrations to an audience of over 240,000 servicemen.

In 1999, Eckstrand reacquired the Lawman Boss 429 from Sam Eidy, who had purchased the car and maintained it as a tribute to Eckstrand.

http://www.mustangandfords.com/thehistoryof/173_0402_boss_mustang_35th_anniversary/viewall.html#ixzz2A6E4Y5Sc

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Coral_Sea_(CV-43))

http://realperformancemustangs.com/1st-gen-1964-5-1973/rare-1970-super-boss-429-mustang-‘lawman’-owned-by-bullrun’s-bill-goldberg

http://www.mustangmonthly.com/featuredvehicles/mump_0811_1970_mustang_boss_429_lawman/viewall.html

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2583369/1970-ford-mustang

http://www.orlandomustang.com/70boss429.htm

“Skyfall” may be farewell Bond movie for Judi Dench
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/02/21/judi-dench-says-has-macular-degeneration-but-is-not-going-blind/

Keep Jimmy straight Judi, he sometimes becomes a loose cannon.:D

Great, but I’m looking forward to the real thing November 5 😀

Soviet Aircraft:
http://mysite.pratt.edu/~rsilva/aircraft.htm

“Nachthexen” (Night Witches)
Bombed at night in wooden Polikarpov Po-2 biplanes
http://mysite.pratt.edu/~rsilva/witches.htm

Soviet Female Pilots:
http://mysite.pratt.edu/~rsilva/litvyak.htm

http://mysite.pratt.edu/~rsilva/khomyako.htm

http://mysite.pratt.edu/~rsilva/budanova.htm

http://mysite.pratt.edu/~rsilva/raskova.htm

http://mysite.pratt.edu/~rsilva/myeklin.htm

http://mysite.pratt.edu/~rsilva/zelyenko.htm

http://mysite.pratt.edu/~rsilva/yegorova.htm

http://mysite.pratt.edu/~rsilva/nechayev.htm

http://mysite.pratt.edu/~rsilva/others.htm

http://mysite.pratt.edu/~rsilva/main.htm

F-35s fly to Edwards AFB video

Sweet;)

http://youtu.be/fNrvjFWstUw

Obama’s #3 man revealed couriers nicknames

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed :dev2:, Osama’s #3 man in al Qaida :

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed graduated from USA’s North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro NC in 1986 with a degree in engineering.

He was captured by the USA, and allegedly waterboarded.

After a few months he told the CIA the nicknames of Osama’s couriers. In March 2007, after four years in captivity, including six months of detention and alleged torture at Guantanamo Bay, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — as it was claimed by a Combatant Status Review Tribunal Hearing in Guantanamo Bay —confessed to masterminding the September 11 attacks, the Richard Reid shoe bombing attempt to blow up an airliner over the Atlantic Ocean, the Bali nightclub bombing in Indonesia, the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and various foiled attacks.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed told USA officials at Guantanamo Bay that if Osama Bin Laden is captured or killed that a large weapon of mass destruction would be detonated in Europe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_Sheikh_Mohammed

More details of the USA alleged capture of Osama Bin Laden :diablo: in Pakistan:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-dead-one-phone-call_n_856674.html

Keep alert…and watch out. 😉

USA may turn Libya action over to France and Britain (March 21)

This should be interesting…

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/nilegardiner/100080582/the-british-lion-roars-over-libya-is-this-the-return-of-great-britain-as-a-world-power/

International forces sent to Libya update March 19, 2011

France: —Deployed eight Rafale and four Mirage jets to survey rebel-held Benghazi; one fired on a Libyan military vehicle in first military strike of operation. —Six C-135 refueling tankers —1 AWACS surveillance plane —Deploying the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to the region Sunday from Toulon. —Also envisages using anti-air frigates Jean-Bart and Forbin, anti-submarine frigate Dupleix, the Aconit frigate and a refueling ship La Meuse.

Canada: —Sent six F-18s to Italy base; 140 military personnel involved. —Frigate HMCS Charlottetown is in Mediterranean for possible staging ground for Canadian forces.

United States: —Prepared to launch missile attacks on Libyan air defenses but so far not participating in initial air missions. —Has two guided-missile destroyers in the Mediterranean, the USS Barry and USS Stout, two amphibious warships, the USS Kearsarge and USS Ponce, and a command-and-control ship, the USS Mount Whitney. The submarine USS Providence was also in the Mediterranean. —Witnesses reported five F-18s, two C-17s and a C-130 cargo plane arrived at U.S. air base at Aviano in northern Italy, which is home to the 31st Fighter Wing.

Denmark: —Six F-16s arrived at U.S. air base in Sigonella, Sicily and could be deployed as early as Sunday; 132 support staff.

Italy: —Offered use of seven military bases: U.S. air bases at Sigonella, Sicily and Aviano in northern Italy; Italian air bases in Amendola near Foggia, Decimomannu in Sardinia, Gioia del Colle near Bari, base on Sicilian island of Pantelleria, and the military airport of Trapani, Sicily. —Proposed NATO base in Naples serve as coordination point for operation. —Says it has four anti-radar and anti-missile Tornados and six other aircraft available to fly with 15 minutes notice. —Aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi off Sicily with eight aircraft aboard.

Spain: —Sent four F-18s and a Boeing 707 refueling plane to Italy base. —Deploying a submarine, naval frigate and a surveillance plane. —Placed two bases at NATO’s disposal, Rota and Moron de la Frontera, where several U.S. Air Force planes were seen Friday.

Britain: —Said it would send Typhoon and Tornado jets to air bases, but no British fighter assets have yet been deployed, the Ministry of Defense said. —Britain’s air base in southern Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri, supporting AWACS surveillance aircraft and has a team of personnel there to coordinate British aircraft movement. —Two British frigates, HMS Westminster and HMS Cumberland, are in the Mediterranean off Libya’s coast.

Norway: —Offered six F-16s, with around 100 support staff, but operational capabilities five-six days off. —Considering contributing an Orion maritime surveillance plane.
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Gaddafi’s Libyan Air Force inventory : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_Air_Force